WPPA / T-102 SPORTS / Thursday

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Cliff Lee dominated the Colorado Rockies,
tossing a six-hitter and the Philadelphia Phillies began their
World Series title defense with a 5-1 victory in their playoff
opener yesterday.Raul Ibanez had two hits and two RBIs and Ryan
Howard and Jayson Werth drove in runs with key extra-base hits off
15-game winner Ubaldo Jimenez. The second game of the N.L.D.S. is
at 2:37 this afternoon.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A Florida girl who grabbed a historic 200th
home run ball hit by Philadelphia Phillies slugger Ryan Howard has
her prize back after suing the team for its return.After
12-year-old Jennifer Valdivia scooped up the ball, she was escorted
to the Phillies clubhouse, then exchanged it for an autographed
ball. The girl's mother filed a lawsuit Monday seeking the home run
ball's return. Now the girl has the ball back.

TORONTO (AP) - In NBA preseason action, Thaddeus Young had 11
points, Elton Brand and Samuel Dalembert each scored 10, and the
Philadelphia 76ers used a near-perfect performance from the free
throw line to beat the Toronto Raptors 84-79 last night. Marco
Belinelli and Sonny Weems both scored 12 points for the Raptors,
who played without All-Star Chris Bosh and offseason addition Hedo
Turkoglu.

PITTSBURGH (AP) - Petr Prucha was knocked off his skates but
still pushed the puck into the net while sitting on a Penguins
player's back in the second period and the Phoenix Coyotes took
advantage of nine power plays to beat Pittsburgh 3-0 last night.
The Penguins played a flat, error-filled and uninspired game before
leaving on a difficult five-game road trip that begins tonight in
Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb was back
at practice and says he'll be in the starting lineup when
Philadelphia plays Tampa Bay on Sunday.McNabb has been out since
breaking his rib in the season opener. He missed two games before
the Eagles had their bye this past weekend. He expects to wear a
protective jacket against the Buccaneers.


DIVISION SERIES
American League
New York 1, Minnesota 0
Wednesday, Oct. 7
New York 7, Minnesota 2
Friday, Oct. 9
Minnesota (Blackburn 11-11) at New York (Burnett 13-9), 6:07
p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 11
New York (Pettitte 14-8) at Minnesota (Pavano 14-12), TBA
Monday, Oct. 12
x-New York at Minnesota, TBA
Wednesday, Oct. 14
x-Minnesota at New York, TBA

Los Angeles vs. Boston
Thursday, Oct. 8
Boston (Lester 15-8) at Los Angeles (Lackey 11-8), 9:37 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 9
Boston (Beckett 17-6) at Los Angeles (Weaver 16-8), 9:37 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 11
Los Angeles (Kazmir 10-9) at Boston (Buchholz 7-4), TBA
Monday, Oct. 12
x-Los Angeles (Saunders 16-7) at Boston (Lester 15-8), TBA
Wednesday, Oct. 14
x-Boston at Los Angeles, TBA

National League
Los Angeles 1, St. Louis 0
Wednesday, Oct. 7
Los Angeles 5, St. Louis 3
Thursday, Oct. 8
St. Louis (Wainwright 19-8) at Los Angeles (Kershaw 8-8), 6:07
p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 10
Los Angeles at St. Louis (Pineiro 15-12), 6:07 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 11
x-Los Angeles at St. Louis, TBA
Tuesday, Oct. 13
x-St. Louis at Los Angeles, TBA

Philadelphia 1, Colorado 0
Wednesday, Oct. 7
Philadelphia 5, Colorado 1
Thursday, Oct. 8
Colorado (Cook 11-6) at Philadelphia (Hamels 10-11), 2:37 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 10
Philadelphia at Colorado, 9:37 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 11
x-Philadelphia at Colorado, TBA
Tuesday, Oct. 13
x-Colorado at Philadelphia, TBA

NBA
Wednesday's Games
Orlando 90, Miami 86
Atlanta 108, New Orleans 102
Philadelphia 84, Toronto 79
Detroit 113, Milwaukee 104
Memphis 99, Oklahoma City 91
Houston 96, Boston 90
Portland 89, Sacramento 86
L.A. Lakers 118, Golden State 101
Thursday's Games
Denver vs. Indiana at Taipei, Taiwan, 7:30 a.m.
Utah at Real Madrid, 2:45 p.m.
New Orleans vs. Charlotte at Greensboro, N.C., 7:30 p.m.

NHL
Wednesday's Games
Phoenix 3, Pittsburgh 0
Vancouver 7, Montreal 1
Thursday's Games
Anaheim at Boston, 7 p.m.
Phoenix at Buffalo, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Islanders at Ottawa, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.
N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Chicago at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.
Atlanta at St. Louis, 8 p.m.
Colorado at Nashville, 8 p.m.
Calgary at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.
Minnesota at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.
Columbus at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.